Fresh Water Food
How greatly we neglect our suppliers of fresh water fish in ordinary times is suggested by war-time experiences in the Lakes. In one year a volunteer force of anglers, so to call them, trapped three and a half million perch in Windermere and nearly 8o tons were canned. The perch (a very carnivorous tribe) were a nuisance to seekers after trout and char, both of which are highly esteemed, as the char has been ever since it was commended by Henry VII. The Windermere example has been followed elsewhere both in the Lakes and in various English reservoirs and Scottish lochs ; but the good work seems to be coming to an end, and there must be many rich fishing grounds wholly neglected. Incidentally, the underwater life of such a reservoir as that at Staines is of much biological interest. Has that bird-beloved pond been fished?
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